In this weeks class, we dove deep into the world of Seesaw.
What is Seesaw?
Seesaw is a digital portfolio for teachers and students to share what is going on in the class room digitally to their families. It is also an online platform that teachers can use to create and store activities.
How Can it be Accessed
- Desktops
- Laptops
- Tablets
- Phones
The Benefits of Seesaw
Students: -through reflective process of uploading, students gain responsibility of their work. -helps gain confidence -communication tool with teachers and family -constant support through feed back and comments.
Families: -constant and immediate updates on their kid. -allows opportunity for encouragement and engagement. -helps develop a support network at home.
Teachers: -formal and informal assessments of students learning. -concrete means for assessment. -allows for teachers to reflect on their own work.
Information provided above was taken from https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17wnPJLLT5SRiscTwJJr4fF3-qtFunWSnIxWvVkduZTg/edit#slide=id.g19221b54d24_0_0
Some schools districts won’t allow some digital portfolio platforms because the data is stored in the United States. Luckily for us, Seesaw’s data is stored in Canada, so it is approved for the schools in our district (SD5).
If you are wanting to go and explore Seesaw for yourself, please click the link below and request a demo class to begin exploring.
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